Metallic grain-storage building



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N0. 521,951.: Patented June 26, 1894.

In; NATIONAL uYHoaRAPmNc. COMPANY.

WASHINGTON, a. c.

UNITED STATES:- PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD 0. FALLIS, OF/TO'LEDO, OHIO.

METALLIC GRAIN-STORAGE BUILDING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 521,951, dated June 26,1894.

I Application filed November 3,1893. Serial No. 489,953. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD O. FALLIS, a

citizen of the United States, residing at' T0- ledo, Lucas county, Ohio,have invented a certain new and useful Metallic Grain-Storage Building,of whichthe following is a specification.

- My invention relates to improvements in the form and construction ofmetal buildings for the storage of grain; and its object is to provide abuilding which shall be strong, durable and fireproof, interchangeablein parts, easily and rapidly constructed or taken down, and which shallafford the greatest amount of strength and storage capacity inproportion to the amount of metal used, and in proportion to the area ofground occupied.

The further object of my invention is to so construct the grain-bins ofmy warehouse that the light and heavy grain contained in said bins shallbe thoroughly mixed befor passing from the hopper.

I attain these objects by means of the devices and construction andarrangement of parts hereinafter described, and shown and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings,

made part hereof, in Which- Figure 1, is a general, horizontal,sectional plan of my warehouse, showing the arrangement of the storageand weighing bins hereinafter referred to; Fig. 2, an enlarged planview, in detail, of the bottom of one of the bins hereinafter referredto; Fig. 3, a horizontal, sectional view, in detaihof three meetingplates or walls of my hexagonalbins, and the manner of securing themrigidly together; Fig. 4, a vertical section of the outside wall of thebuilding and its supports; Fig. 5, a horizontal, sectional view of thesame; Fig. 6, a

vertical section of such part of the outside A wall as may be exposed toextraneous fire; Fig. 7, a vertical section through the partition wallsand bottoms of the bins at their junctions; Fig. 8, a verticalsection-through the top and side of a .bin provided with fireproofcovering, showing the manner of attaching such covering;-Fig. 9, avertical, sectional view of one of the bins of my building, providedwith the conical grain deflector-hereinafter referred to; Fig 10,details of said deflector hereinafter referred to, and Figfll, a'

plan. view of one-half of said deflector.

Like letters of referencerepresent like parts throughout the severalviews. The metallic, grain storage house, which is the subject of myinvention, consists of numerou's, contiguous, hexagonal compartments orbins, (A, A, Fig. 1,) arranged inconnection with each other, as are thecells of the comb of the honey-bee, the walls, and bottoms, and, ifdesired, the tops of these bins being constructed entirely of metalsheets or plates. The radiating walls, L,of the adjoining hexagonal binsform a series of braces and ties, and provide means for distributingweights and strains over large areas, a feature very essential in thestorage of grain.

The spaces, 13, B, (Fig. 1,) formed at the sides of the building by theinterruption of the progression of the hexagonal figure, are designed asweighing or shipping bins or hoppers, the outside walls of these hoppersbeing curved or segmental in plan,'forming a wall that will not besubject to movement by varying loads. The bins may be of any height ordepth required and of any horizontal area, Within the limit of strength.The bins may be supported directly on foundation walls,or

. on columns placed under the walls at their meeting point, as in Fig.7, or on beams, as in Figs. 4 and 6, suitably supported on foundationsor pillars. In practice such is the strength of a building constructedaccording to my plan, that, within certain limits of area, supportingpillars or foundation walls may be dispensed with, except underthe outerwalls. The plates or sheets of metal composing the walls, L, andbottoms, F, of the bins vary and are graduated in thickness inproportion to the strain. The partition-walls of the adjoining binsmeet, or radiate, at an angle of one hundred and twenty degrees, and arerigidly secured together by vertical metal strips W, formed and fittedinto the angles, and bolts or rivets passing through the partitionwallsand the twoopposite angle-strips W, as shown in Fig. 3. Theseangle-strips W, are also used to unite the plates forming the bottoms ofthe bins. The bottoms of the ,bins are,'preferably, in the form of aninverted,

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hexagonal frustum. At the meeting point of 4 the discharge, by gravity,of the contents of the bin. The opening X may, however, be locatedwherever desired, and the inclination of the bottoms of the bins mayaccordingly be varied to conform to such point of discharge. The bottomsof the bins are joined to the partitionqvalls by angle-irons, E, rivetedor bolted to both. The outer margins of the bottom sheets, F, areflanged, at an obtuse angle, to form a level, supporting surface for thepartition-walls, and a level bearing surface for the foundations,pillars or beams upon which the structure rests, (see Figs. 4, 6 and 7.)Continuous strengthening plates N, (see Fig. 7,) join the bottom, F, ofeach bin with the partitions L, and serve in a two-fold capacity, thatof adding to the ethehs h eh i hii slan f t e ie et e and serving, also,as the lower chord or tenietii hi eh f a Wi -b i W ie he he ous stitfening plates M, bolted or riveted to the e t tie -i e e ferth h eneh 7 compression-member, and that part of the w 1L lying between thesetwo chords, the web-mem er- The outside wall of the building heredescribed, is shown in vertical section in Fig. 4, ati iii herieeh e een F In h e i h e t A i e h e e t teee he in: qe linin B ht e t de eheiD, h e re eehhee ee b h ri eh ea Sh p 0, e ted t: i e d t r G is e et re cap or other hit h e m ta hitehly e teehe i et eiaeer e i ehtee rellehear. heir tenet edg s 1 he bi et ei he etee eemeh e ie ti eiibee ete eret h eeh ieh e i h a hi t thhe within the i e i were he ai i fi 1 t d 1n a l e. i Heb i ee is. x b e e heeihie eh iw he at w th n. the binheietat ai h e hdeh i h e ee e i eve a he htt e i htl Wi l ie-W eetthihte. shte H the w ll be eeheh thre sh hitahe there. t at shown he he dawin s) eat ceinepheeih Th lead hi er'eee w ll' e aehi ehtee n. tem ethr b he hhiit e h ihi thet' b b te e i h hdeh e eh en the ins de helhefeibnstrh t e e th ee dew ls hev described; may be departed from whenthe htei e ehe l ie in whe e 0 ii Peri e e p teetedj em h heehe th he there v e eeetieh eh ehtei ie ll, in whi h he he is pr te ted. by e ee eeesei t a eet e b e h ih h ee leek ehehi i. he e li he t e eh l she-h des ee pheieetihs hehs e e e n-b ttoms, a

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furnish a continuous air space next to shell D, which serves the samepurpose as the air space A, above described.

When the structure above the bins is composed of inflammable material,the fire proofing of terra cotta blocks should be continued over thebins, as shown in section in Fig. 8, in which the terra cotta blocks aresupported upon angle beams P which are trussed and supported bytension-rods '1 and struts U. When the structure above the bins is notinflammable simply an iron covering is to be used.

Grain-bins are usually filled by conveying the grain to a point abovethebin, on its central, vertical line, and then allowing the grain tofell ihtetbe bih- Thegre h s t e eumhte i e p s e eeh -eh petl b en, t hav haihe f i t a h d wn, Whiie he l gh er s ems e h he ll dewh t e urface he eeieei bee ih the reee the walls of the bin. It follows that thebin will contain acore of the heavier graingwhile h i e f h b ep, he teth w lls of the bin, will contain an undue proportion of h lighter nd ihe ie er ef the smi ehe he s e is raw if i em he miet e e h ap h u heepehih ihthe h tteh o he pp r, th b st of the s ate e first ei ehe ee eet tela, eegi he ihiehiee per el ewe-i hee t ethehhiee henneh t at ire ehie uh eh has. een, hlies with Wheat; Whie es been heeee ee and. shadeses hie 2 Wheat. th e w l e hearth first Ni 1 Wheat, tie e eh NW 3- en Nt. 4 whea b he N 2 wheat T eve eehhe the exhale her p i te u I Pteetidehe eviee ehewh in Fige- 9 and 11.in whieh S iee heliew, shee he eh a ipti eb heetes hei h herite te eet eh reeti a a its beee. twee t. ehversiee itieeei he heprerettethei t e in.- h e o e r tieiieeter the beeehethaeteei of iron braces or rafters 8, their lower. ends be 1 heeeete i te the idee et he bi e. en pe 1 ehla, r sti g hn h the herb-er;h ttem. et th ee e i ie h eht ingress f eate h" to t e b 12 eh i ee i at e unne wie at er 1 heel the e ti aieh e ef he n..- Upehtheee i ra r sthor zonta hee he e phre ihe eCfe ba n ie ee e this. amewo k heih we 9 1.91 wit h et metal lates Wh eh exten :f e the' ep ef he eehe eh deflee rh ei' y ten e i ttem ef the hint etwee he. ower marg n oi the e rerihe ehe ie ee t end h ides ert emei: he. bin ar pe in 6 ea emthe ihtethehenper W eh s e is dhe t e he b n irate the hop e he eav s ein in. heenter, of the t in, wh n t reeeh e theeehe 9i lu e t tr s t a, e ca eiflew w the surieee ef the ehe ehe r e. r" dg s. K (F seeehr i. t

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i h hslee w th he i hte ain, whieh i tieeee iins vertieellv. w th heesult, that the e hte hi he per thee mia di are at th eme ti e h t h sel y rlee ti n the bin, It will be. observed. that the construction ofthe grain deflector here, shown adds et hs h a i y the he hin and somewhat relieves the hopper bottoms of the great weightand strain to whichthey would otherwise be subject.

Having fully described my invention and the manner of constructing andusing the same, what I claim, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a grain storage building, a series of sheet metal bins havingpartition walls meeting at an angle of one hundred and twenty degrees,in combination with vertical strips (W), bent ata corresponding angle,and suitably secured to each other and to the partition walls in each ofthe angles of their meeting lines, substantially as shown and described,for the purpose specified.

2.' In a grain storage building, a series of contiguous sheet metalbins, hexagonal in horizontal section, and sheet metal hopperbottoms,-the said hopper bottoms having at their upper outer edgeshorizontal flanges which meet under the partition walls of adjacentbins, in combination with angle-irons secured to each other and unitingsaid walls and hopper bottoms, substantially as and for the purposespecified. 7

'3. In a grain storage building, a series of contiguous sheet metalbins, hexagonal in horizontal section and sheet metal hopper bottomshaving at their upper outer edges horizontal flanges, in combinationwith continuous strengthening plates (N) secured to the walls and to thehopper bottoms of the bins, and the angle-irons or plates (M) attachedto the walls of said bins, substantially as shown and described for thepurpose specified.

4. In a grain storage building, a series of contiguous sheet metal-bins,hexagonal in horizontal section, sheet metal hopper bot-V themetal wall, in combination with shelves or ledges secured to said metalwall and adapted to engage said terra cotta covering, substantially asshown and described and for the purpose specified.

EDWARD O, FALLIS.

Witnesses:

' ISAAC N. HUNTSBERGER,

THOS. L; GIFFORD.

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